Life-preserver.



A. GSEKI.

LIFE PRESERVER. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 8, 1912.

1 ,059,444; Patented Apr. 22, 1913.

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COLUMBIA PLANMRAP" C0.I WASHINGTON. I. C.

ALEXANDER? osriKr, zor CLEVELAND, OHIO.

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Specificationof LettersPatent; 1

. Patented Apr. 22, 1913.

Application filed \November 8,1912. Serial No. 730,136.:

To all whom it may concern Be it knowmthat I, ALEXANDER Csiaiu, a subject of the King of Hungary, residing at Cleveland, Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in yLife-Preservers, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my presentinvention is the provision ofialife preserver,which ;Will have sufficient buoyancy; to maintain a per; son afloat for a very .longtime and which will protect the userfrom. the water,and also will preferablyxbe provided with pock ets for;holdinggfood drink,,etc., OINELIIIY.

other suitable articles, and which will be light and inexpensivelto make,; and take up but little room on shipboard, when not in use. These objects I laccomplish in: the dek vice forming the subject of any invention.

The accompanying; drawings: show one form of the device;

In said drawings, Figure 1, shows a ver -1 tical section of; the life preserver, taken from front to rear, Fig. 2 shows a side elevation of the device,sFig. 3, shows atop ;plan: view of the same, andFig. 4: illustrates, ona some-z what larger scale, the hinge joint between the ovalframe and the bent support.

Referring to the drawings more specifi cally, I first provide a frame of. light strong material, suchas aluminum or steel pipe, oval in .shapeqand to the frontand rear ends of this I attach, by hinge joints, a rigid bent support 12, of similar material, to which is attacheda seat post 13, which may be of. the shape illustrated or straight, and which carries a seat 14. The shape illustrated is preferable as giving more or less spring efiect and making: the device more comfortable. I provide a ,pairof ;pantaloons, 15, made of material impervious. to water, such for instance 1 as fabric impregnated or coated with rubber, or other waterproofing material, WlllClll are attached lto. the frame 10 as described later. These are enlarged at the top as shown." Attached to the outside of the pantaloons 15, are flotation; members 16 and 17, which are made, from example of canvas, sewn down against; theqpantaloons 15, and filled withlcork plates, cork shave. ings, oiled tow, or similar material which has a very low specific. gravity, and :will readily float a considerable weight: These members may be divided up by rows of:

stitching, into squaresyas shown at 16, or into long narrow strips as shown at :17,

which strips may run vertically or horizontally. The combinedfloating orbuoyant effect ofthe four pads 16, 17 (andthe twoon thelother side, not shown) should belsuflicient to support the weight of a person: in the water. Stretched across the top of the frame, 10 is a cover19, also preferably made i of water-proofed fabric, and which is preferably provided bothl at the front and rear with pockets 20 for carrying food, drink, and suchother articles as'maybe necessary. for a person: usingthe device. The rpantaicons and cover :are attached to the frame 10, by meanssof a strip 21, of suitable fabric.

Attached to the cover 119 at the opening, therein, is a vest or corset 22, provided with shoulder straps 23 and a belt 24, whichiwill encircle the persons body just. below the arms, leaving the latter free. This vest or; corset will Zbe provided with buttons 01'\ claspsfor. closing the same practically water? tight, andthe open front is sewn up to near l the middle. The pockets 20 will be provided with suitable flaps to keep out spray etc., for properly preserving the food etc., therein;

It will be seen, that by this device, a ;personlcanikeep himself afloat for every long. time, and by providing a proper amount of: food and drink, avoid the dangers and dis: comforts attendant upon. the use of the ordinary life preservers.

The bent support 12 being hinged to the frame 10,thiswi1l fold over and the life. prcserver will take up :verylittle space on the ship, which is a feature which strongly recommends this device. The frame 10, is; built oval, as shown, andmaybe about two feet wide and three feet or three and one half feet :lolngrj In my copending application: filed Nov. 8, 1912,. Serial No. 725,768,I have shown a. frame work, and seat support lsimilar ;to those shown intheprescnt application, but! in combination with a different form of fiotatiom means.

1. A life preserver comprising the combination of. arigid frame carrying a pair Ofi wide jtopped pantaloons, flotation members 1 carried by said ipantaloons, a seat and la a rigid seat support carried by said frame, said seat support beinghinged to said frame.

2; In: a] life; preserver 1 of the type de-. scribed, the combination of a rigid, oval 1 frame, a 'rigidpseat support hinged to the forward and rearward end of said oval frame, and a pair of pantaloons attached to said frame.

3. In. a life p-reserver, the combination of a rigid,. oval frame, a rigid support hinged to the forward and rearward end of said frame, a yielding seat post carried by said nation of a rigid tubular frame, a pair of Wide topped pantaloons carried thereby, a seat and rigid seat support hinged to said frame, flotation members attached to said pantaloons, an impervious cover attached to said frame, capable of preventing Water from entering said pantaloons, and a corset, of impervious material attached to said cover.

5. A life preserver comprising the combination of a rigid, oval 'tubular frame, pantaloons carried thereby, a seat, and a rigid seat support hinged to said frame, flotation members attached to said" panta loons, animpervious cover attached to said frame, capable of preventing Water from entering said pantaloons, and drypockets car-g ried by said cover.

6. A life preserver comprlsing the zombination of a rigid frame carrying a pairof Wide topped pantaloons, fiota tionlmembers 3 carried by said 'pantaloons, a seat and a rigid seat support carried by said frame, said seat ppo b g mo ntedupon, said framein I 'a manner to allow thesame to be; folded up against said frame. a

In testimonywhereof I have signed-my name in the presence of two subscribing itnesses, this; '1 day ofNov, 1912;)

ALEXANDER QSEKI ,1=

Witnesses:

NICHOLAS PA P,

- MARY 'PAPP.

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